Relative esthetic importance of orthodontic and color abnormalities

Jessica Lawson; John J Warren; Steven M Levy; Barbara Broffitt; Samir E Bishara

doi:10.2319/080207-361.1

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Relative esthetic importance of orthodontic and color abnormalities

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Relative esthetic importance of orthodontic and color abnormalities

Jessica Lawson, John J Warren, Steven M Levy, Barbara Broffitt and Samir E Bishara

The Angle orthodontist, Vol.78(5), pp.889-894

09/2008

DOI: 10.2319/080207-361.1

PMID: 18298207

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Abstract

To assess the relative importance of an orthodontic esthetic index, dental fluorosis and nonfluoride opacities, with respect to parents' satisfaction with their children's dental esthetics. Dental examinations of Iowa Fluoride Study participants assessed fluorosis and nonfluoride opacities in the mixed dentition. Dental casts of 200 randomly selected subjects were scored using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) criteria. Parent satisfaction was assessed via multiple items on a questionnaire. Associations were evaluated using logistic regression. Nineteen percent of parents were somewhat or very dissatisfied with their children's dental esthetics. Overall DAI score was positively associated with dissatisfaction (P < .001), as was fluorosis (P = .003). In addition to changes related to DAI scores, parent esthetic satisfaction decreased with the presence of fluorosis. Dental professionals should address both the issues of tooth positioning and color aberration with respect to dental esthetics.

Consumer Behavior

Follow-Up Studies

Attitude to Health

Fluorosis, Dental - pathology

Humans

Color

Incisor - pathology

Fluorosis, Dental - psychology

Male

Dental Enamel - pathology

Tooth Discoloration - pathology

Dentition, Mixed

Esthetics, Dental

Parents - psychology

Malocclusion - psychology

Malocclusion - pathology

Female

Tooth Discoloration - psychology

Molar - pathology

Parent-Child Relations

Child

Longitudinal Studies

Cohort Studies

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Title: Subtitle: Relative esthetic importance of orthodontic and color abnormalities
Creators: Jessica Lawson - College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
John J Warren
Steven M Levy
Barbara Broffitt
Samir E Bishara
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The Angle orthodontist, Vol.78(5), pp.889-894
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.2319/080207-361.1
PMID: 18298207
ISSN: 0003-3219
eISSN: 1945-7103
Grant note: R01-DE12101 / NIDCR NIH HHS R01-DE09551 / NIDCR NIH HHS M01 RR000059 / NCRR NIH HHS R01 DE009551 / NIDCR NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 09/2008
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology
Record Identifier: 9983917790402771

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